'New' photo of my grandfather 6 Squadron RFC

By chance I came across this photograph of a group of servicemen who by the look of their uniforms were serving with the Royal Flying Corps. You can imagine my surprise when I realised that the young man sitting cross-legged on the left of the photo was non other than my grandfather, 1AM Frederick Johnstone. I have other 'studio' group portraits of 6 Squadron men but none as clear as this one. Seeing that my grandfather had yet to be promoted to corporal in this photograph I would estimate the date as being early 1917 and the place Abeele on the border between Belgium and France. My book, For God, England and Ethel is the true story of my grandfather's experiences serving with 6 Squadron on the Western Front during WW1.

My grandfather 1AM Frederick Johnstone of 6 Squadron c1917 (bottom left)